‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Russell T. Davies Talks Writers Strike At London Protest: “What Happens In America Happens Here”
deadline.comRussell T. Davies addressed the U.S. writers strike for the first time at the London Screenwriters Everywhere protest this afternoon.
Speaking with Deadline on the ground, the Doctor Who showrunner said he believes the issues around the strike haven’t been created by producers or executive producers but by the ignorance of executives at the higher boardroom level. “These problems are not caused by producers or executive producers.
They are caused by people way above at a boardroom level who I’m not even sure are listening. That’s the problem. We need to get rid of them,” Davies said.
When asked what he thinks needs to change to end the strike, Davies said terms between writers and the studios “just need to be humane.” Davies added that he turned up today to show solidary with the WGA and predicted that the issues writers face in the US will eventually plague the UK industry. “I know that what happens in America happens here.
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